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Portsmouth History Notes Gloria Schmidt's research notebook on topics in Portsmouth, Rhode Island history.

If you like my blog on portsmouthhistorynotes.com you will like my new book. I have gathered stories and images of Port...
09/02/2026

If you like my blog on portsmouthhistorynotes.com you will like my new book. I have gathered stories and images of Portsmouth's past and organized them by neighborhoods. it is available on Blurb.
https://www.blurb.com/b/12984374-a-portrait-of-portsmouth-rhode-island

This Portrait of Portsmouth is a tour through the neighborhoods and history of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Stories include Anne Hutchinson and our founding, the Cornell murder trial, and our Gentleman Farmers.

I'm finding the stories of Rhode Island Women during the Revolutionary War.
08/03/2026

I'm finding the stories of Rhode Island Women during the Revolutionary War.

I have found more brave Revolutionary Women to add to my list. Local historical societies have been a good source for some unique stories. Tiverton: Dorcas Seabury Soule. Her house was located on t…

I have been working on Resource sheets for students and teachers, but I think they are of general interest. This is one...
07/23/2026

I have been working on Resource sheets for students and teachers, but I think they are of general interest. This is one on the Occupation of our island.

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Revolutionary Woman Sarah Osborn - depending on God to get her through.
07/14/2026

Revolutionary Woman Sarah Osborn - depending on God to get her through.

In 1780 Sarah Osborn of Newport dictated a letter to her friend Joseph Fish that gives us a glimpse of life during the British Occupation. In describing how she fared during that turbulent time, Sa…

Rhode Island Women during the Revolutionary War. Jane Coggeshall trades information for Freedom.
07/10/2026

Rhode Island Women during the Revolutionary War. Jane Coggeshall trades information for Freedom.

Rowing twelve miles from Newport to Point Judith, Jane Coggeshall, Violet Pease and William Carpenter made their escape from slavery. Their escape was especially dangerous because it was in March o…

I am working on a new project: Rhode Island Women in the Revolutionary War.
07/06/2026

I am working on a new project: Rhode Island Women in the Revolutionary War.

I am collecting stories about Rhode Island women in Revolutionary times – Protests, Occupation, Battle, French Era to war’s end. The new RIDE Social Studies standards for grade four req…

We have a great tradition of protests here in Rhode Island.
03/28/2026

We have a great tradition of protests here in Rhode Island.

July 9, 1764: The St. John Incident: Ft. George from Blaskowitz map In 1763 the British sent warships to Newport to clamp down on smuggling. One such warship was the custom schooner St. John. The c…

Portsmouth has had some wonderful women we should know about.
03/02/2026

Portsmouth has had some wonderful women we should know about.

As you pass by the Prescott House on the Portsmouth/Middletown border by West Main Road, you might think of it as the location of the famous raid of Colonel Barton to capture British General Presco…

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